Sodium borohydride → (1'-Benzylspiro[benzo[b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine-4,4'-piperidine]-1-yl)methanol

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A solution of 1′-benzylspiro[benzo[b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine-4,4′-piperidine]-1-carbaldehyde (1.94 g, 5.40 mmol) in methanol (40 mL) was cooled to 0° C. Sodium borohydride (409 mg, 10.8 mmol) was added in one portion and the cooling bath was removed. After stirring for 1 h at room temperature, the reaction was diluted with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (50 mL) and DCM (150 mL). The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted twice more with DCM (150 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried, filtered and concentrated to give (1′-benzylspiro[benzo[b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine-4,4′-piperidine]-1-yl)methanol (1.66 g) as a white solid. The crude material was used in the next step without purification.

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